I like to integrate music into my greater life, so near-field makes no sense for me. My SuperAbbys literally fill the 14x22 room with music, which doesn't mean I'm causing the walls to pulsate, and this allows me the freedom to be anywhere in or near this room to enjoy what I've got in the player. Both the dining room and kitchen are adjacent, so this allows even more movement. I suppose one could argue that this compromises/degrades the musical experience, but actually it allows me to enjoy the music I own in different ways. I used to do near-field, some years ago, but it exhausted me, kept me tethered to a small area. No more of that for me.
How do you listen your system? Front, mid or back
row?. Meaning near field or relatively far field? I find there are advantages in all listening positions.
Near field listening position has its benefits- Clear, intimate, abundant of details, wide soundstage- you can hear a pin drop, Drawbacks could be less perception of whole sound stage/imaging presense and probably less realistic instruments space. In otehrwords, sound is so involving but you are almost in middle amongst the band or orchestra.
Far field has its advantages, You can 'watch' the whole band playing-the parallax is now removed, the soundstage is much more clearer, clear imaging, you can 'see' back of the stage and now you can raise the volume a bit higher. Drawbacks are the sound is not as involving, loss of some details, imaging.
For me, I prefer near field most of the time inspite of some drawbacks.
Conversely, can there be two or more sweet spots for given systen, for same set up?
Near field listening position has its benefits- Clear, intimate, abundant of details, wide soundstage- you can hear a pin drop, Drawbacks could be less perception of whole sound stage/imaging presense and probably less realistic instruments space. In otehrwords, sound is so involving but you are almost in middle amongst the band or orchestra.
Far field has its advantages, You can 'watch' the whole band playing-the parallax is now removed, the soundstage is much more clearer, clear imaging, you can 'see' back of the stage and now you can raise the volume a bit higher. Drawbacks are the sound is not as involving, loss of some details, imaging.
For me, I prefer near field most of the time inspite of some drawbacks.
Conversely, can there be two or more sweet spots for given systen, for same set up?